Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 44.37K people in Oregon with British ancestry (1.06% of Oregon population). Among all Oregon counties, Wallowa County had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (1.86%), followed by Hood River County (1.59%), and Benton County (1.47%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having British ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Oregon.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
Wallowa County
Hood River County
Benton County
Union County
Clatsop County
Multnomah County
Lane County
Sherman County
Linn County
Jackson County
Ranking of Oregon Counties By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Wallowa County 1.86
2 Hood River County 1.59
3 Benton County 1.47
4 Union County 1.38
5 Clatsop County 1.29
6 Multnomah County 1.25
7 Lane County 1.23
7 Sherman County 1.23
8 Linn County 1.20
9 Jackson County 1.17
10 Clackamas County 1.11
10 Deschutes County 1.11
10 Harney County 1.11
11 Washington County 1.08
12 Yamhill County 1.06
13 Jefferson County 0.97
14 Umatilla County 0.92
15 Grant County 0.89
16 Lake County 0.87
17 Polk County 0.86
18 Klamath County 0.85
19 Lincoln County 0.84
20 Josephine County 0.82
21 Crook County 0.76
22 Wasco County 0.73
23 Marion County 0.69
24 Coos County 0.66
25 Tillamook County 0.63
26 Columbia County 0.58
27 Douglas County 0.57
28 Baker County 0.45
29 Curry County 0.41
30 Gilliam County 0.36
31 Malheur County 0.35
32 Morrow County 0.23